Superintendent of Public Instruction - Santa Barbara County Results

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Unofficial Election Results

Results will be certified by July 10, 2026.

( 147 of 147 ) precincts partially
reporting as of June 8, 2026, 2:55 p.m. Help icon: See FAQs for additional information on how precincts reporting information is determined.

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Vote-by-mail, provisional, and other ballots will continue to be processed and counted after Election Night.

Election results will change throughout the ballot counting canvass period as vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots (including conditional voter registration provisional ballots), and other ballots are tallied.

Candidate County Votes County % State Votes State %
Richard Barrera21,723
24.4%
1,444,237
20.2%
Wendy Castaneda Leal9,772
11.0%
633,472
8.8%
Nichelle M. Henderson6,115
6.9%
687,961
9.6%
Frank Lara4,719
5.3%
537,246
7.5%
Ainye Long3,499
3.9%
393,038
5.5%
Gus Mattammal1,511
1.7%
155,949
2.2%
Al Muratsuchi8,804
9.9%
599,166
8.4%
Josh Newman5,604
6.3%
491,718
6.9%
Anthony Rendon5,174
5.8%
583,298
8.1%
Sonja Shaw21,976
24.7%
1,639,314
22.9%
 

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